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(1) Review Proposed Land Acknowledgement Statement; (2) Discuss and Provide Feedback and/or Recommendations, as deemed appropriate; (3) Determine Next Steps; and (4) Authorize Staff to Transmit Feedback and/or Recommendations to City Council, If So Desired.
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Meeting Date: February 27, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Michelle Hamilton/ Human Resources Department
Phone Number: 310-253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas- City Council (02/21/2024); (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas- Equity & Human Relations Advisory Committee (02/21/2024); (E-Mail) All City Staff (02/21/2024)
Department Approval: Dana Anderson, Human Resources Director (02/21/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC) (1) review proposed Land Acknowledgement Statement; (2) discuss and provide feedback and/or recommendations, as deemed appropriate; (3) determine next steps; and (4) authorize staff to transmit feedback and/or recommendations to City Council, if so desired.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Gabriele?o Tongva, a Native American people, have a long history in and around the area that is now Los Angeles. They were the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin and the islands of Santa Catalina, San Nicholas, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara. They are also known as the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians because they were forced to join Mission San Gabriel when it was founded in 1771 by Spanish colonizers following the 1769 order of King Carlos III of Spain to settle California. The Tongva language, which belongs to the Uto-Aztecan family, was once spoken by the Gabriele?o Tongva, but it has become extinct.
Land Acknowledgement
According to the National Museum of the America...
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